4 Creativity Snatchers

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Since the beginning of the year three words have been imprinted upon my mind—speak, create, and order. You see those were the things that God was found doing in the beginning of time. He was busy creating cosmos out of chaos. And since I have been created in His image, I am trying to focus this year on using my creative abilities.

Like everyone else I was granted a blank slate with the commencement of a new year. But I haven’t made the progress I had hope. Which led me to study up on some of the hindrances to our creative pursuits:

Comparisons: As long as we are using the ruler of someone else’s achievement as our measuring stick, we come up short.

Procrastination: The incessant putting off leaves us with nothing to show for our time other than wasted moments.

Busyness/Lack of Alone Time: Not everyone gets their creative juices flowing in the same way. But staying continuously connected to the sea of other people’s ideas can drown out our own.

Unforgiveness: Failure to forgive leaves us chained in our thoughts to a particular event, which narrows our focus.

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I can think of so many things that hold me back, but lack of time (maybe it’s prioritizing it?) is always my excuse. I am trying to discipline myself and hear & listen to God’s voice to sort things out and follow His direction.

Such a good word. This reminded me of the warning we’d get from one of my aunts not to cheat in school. She use to tell us that people who cheat fail at things they would succeed at if they only used their own abilities instead of comparing and trying to copy from others. She was a stickler for avoiding comparison. She believed that it led to shortcuts. She’d check our homework for our own writing. She wanted to know that we we thinking for ourselves, working at our own pace and on own ideas. She would have loved your model.LaVonne recently posted..Holy Week 2012: Your Enemy’s Entertainment

Wow Wanda…I can so relate to this post!
I battle with my creative moments around my family! I think
I need a creative vacation…alone!
Every time I think I’m going to work on this..surprise someone is home or I’m
needed somewhere….augh~
Off to go work on my Muse, she needs some compassion
Thank you Wanda this was a great post!ella recently posted..B is for Body

Each point is excellent…especially the forgiveness issue. So important.
Jesus went about the Father’s business…not busy-ness. You’re right, we can get so caught up in the busy-ness of life, even if it’s doing good and helping and volunteering etc. In other words, ‘being a doer and not a hearer only’, but, the requirement for being a doer is being a hearer first and THEN obeying.
I’m finding that when I’m just going about my busy-ness I realize I begin to lose my peace. That’s when it’s time to reassess with my Father and once again get His instructions. One of these days I’ll ‘get it’!
God bless.Brenda recently posted..Curriculum…for free!

Hi Wanda, I didn’t know I could back to your blog. I am elated. I need total committment and quiet when I am creating. My family and friends don’t always knw how they zap my creative energy with their distractions . Great post!dreamweaver

Doubt, which may be related to comparisons. Doubt that you truly were wonderfully made and possess the skills/talent, or the ability to gain them, to complete the desires of your heart. The seeds of doubt, even if you don’t compare yourself to others, tell you that your fruit is not good enough.